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Entropy estimation is a fundamental problem in information theory that has applications in various fields, including physics, biology, and computer science. Estimating the entropy of discrete sequences can be challenging due to limited data…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2024-01-18 Juan De Gregorio , David Sanchez , Raul Toral

We develop a Bayesian inference method for diffusions observed discretely and with noise, which is free of discretisation bias. Unlike existing unbiased inference methods, our method does not rely on exact simulation techniques. Instead,…

Methodology · Statistics 2021-03-10 Neil K. Chada , Jordan Franks , Ajay Jasra , Kody J. H. Law , Matti Vihola

We consider the problem of estimating a probability distribution that maximizes the entropy while satisfying a finite number of moment constraints, possibly corrupted by noise. Based on duality of convex programming, we present a novel…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2019-10-22 Tobias Sutter , David Sutter , Peyman Mohajerin Esfahani , John Lygeros

We discuss numerical approximation methods for Random Time Change equations which possess a deterministic drift part and jump with state-dependent rates. It is first established that solutions to such equations are versions of certain…

Probability · Mathematics 2013-10-03 Martin G. Riedler , Girolama Notarangelo

In this paper, we establish an abstract framework for the approximation of the invariant probability measure for a Markov semigroup. Following Pag{\`e}s and Panloup [40] we use an Euler scheme with decreasing step (unadjusted Langevin…

Probability · Mathematics 2023-06-02 Vlad Bally , Yifeng Qin

Sequential scaling is a prominent inference-time scaling paradigm, yet its performance improvements are typically modest and not well understood, largely due to the prevalence of heuristic, non-principled approaches that obscure clear…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2026-02-03 Youkang Wang , Jian Wang , Rubing Chen , Tianyi Zeng , Xiao-Yong Wei , Qing Li

We study Gaussian-copula models with discrete margins, with primary emphasis on low-count (Poisson) data. Our goal is exact yet computationally efficient maximum likelihood (ML) estimation in regimes where many observations contain small…

Methodology · Statistics 2025-11-18 Anna van Es , Eva Cantoni

The Euler scheme is a standard time discretization for BSDEs, but its implementation hinges on approximating conditional expectations and the associated martingale terms at each time step. We propose an implementation based on the Wiener…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-12-19 Pere Díaz Lozano , Giulia Di Nunno

Inexact Markov Chain Monte Carlo methods rely on Markov chains that do not exactly preserve the target distribution. Examples include the unadjusted Langevin algorithm (ULA) and unadjusted Hamiltonian Monte Carlo (uHMC). This paper…

Probability · Mathematics 2023-04-13 Alain Oliviero Durmus , Andreas Eberle

In the following article we consider the numerical approximation of the non-linear filter in continuous-time, where the observations and signal follow diffusion processes. Given access to high-frequency, but discrete-time observations, we…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2020-06-11 Ajay Jasra , Fangyuan Yu , Jeremy Heng

This study concerns numerical methods for efficiently solving the Richards equation where different weak formulations and computational techniques are analyzed. The spatial discretizations are based on standard or mixed finite element…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2021-05-12 Keita Sana , Beljadid Abdelaziz , Bourgault Yves

We develop a stochastic approximation-type algorithm to solve finite state/action, infinite-horizon, risk-aware Markov decision processes. Our algorithm has two loops. The inner loop computes the risk by solving a stochastic saddle-point…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2019-12-05 Wenjie Huang , William B. Haskell

The random batch method provides an efficient algorithm for computing statistical properties of a canonical ensemble of interacting particles. In this work, we study the error estimates of the fully discrete random batch method, especially…

Probability · Mathematics 2022-09-01 Xuda Ye , Zhennan Zhou

The aim of this paper is to examine the time scaling of the semivariance when returns are modeled by various types of jump-diffusion processes, including stochastic volatility models with jumps in returns and in volatility. In particular,…

Statistical Finance · Quantitative Finance 2013-11-06 Rodrigue Oeuvray , Pascal Junod

The stochastic nature of chemical reactions involving randomly fluctuating population sizes has lead to a growing research interest in discrete-state stochastic models and their analysis. A widely-used approach is the description of the…

Quantitative Methods · Quantitative Biology 2015-10-01 Alexander Andreychenko , Luca Bortolussi , Ramon Grima , Philipp Thomas , Verena Wolf

This work deals with the Euler-Maruyama (EM) scheme for stochastic differential equations with Markovian switching (SDEwMSs). We focus on the Lp-convergence rate (p is greater than or equal to 2) of the EM method given in this paper. As far…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2022-08-30 Minghui Song , Yuhang Zhang , Mingzhu Liu

We introduce a class of adaptive timestepping strategies for stochastic differential equations with non-Lipschitz drift coefficients. These strategies work by controlling potential unbounded growth in solutions of a numerical scheme due to…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2016-10-14 Cónall Kelly , Gabriel J. Lord

Asymptotic error distribution for approximation of a stochastic integral with respect to continuous semimartingale by Riemann sum with general stochastic partition is studied. Effective discretization schemes of which asymptotic conditional…

Probability · Mathematics 2010-04-14 Masaaki Fukasawa

Numerical analysis for the stochastic Stokes equations is still challenging even though it has been well done for the corresponding deterministic equations. In particular, the pre-existing error estimates of finite element methods for the…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2023-12-13 Buyang Li , Shu Ma , Weiwei Sun

This paper focuses on the numerical approximation of random lattice reversible Selkov systems. It establishes the existence of numerical invariant measures for random models with nonlinear noise, using the backward Euler-Maruyama (BEM)…

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